Brooks is 12!

Brooks opening his long awaited, much anticipated and surely never thought he would receive...XBox One Slim!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB6bT9pSPO4

Aunt Susan made a Yule Log for your birthday.  This is the 2nd year she has celebrated you in this way.  Delicious.

For your Birthday Party, we managed to make it happen in January.  You invited some of your favorite boys over to play soccer, basketball, football and a Birthday edition (that I created) of 5 Second Rule!  It was a really fun day.  We served orange slices, meatballs, Doritos and Gatorade followed by chocolate cake filled with mint chocolate chip ice cream.  Happy Birthday Brooks!

Danny, Tucker, Jacob, Blake, John Carter, Jonathan and Eli!

And of course: Bottle Flipping


New Stats:
90 lbs. (49%), 5'2" (85%), Vision 20/20 in both ears, 109/60 Blood Pressure and 16% BMI.  We are very thankful for your health.

Sledding!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2pzmroTU2Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW_FkUDzEpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwBMkrAZ7Hg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d00Uk65S-5Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s01lV5uR_CA

9" of snow on a Friday evening. 4 days of powdery snowfall to sled in. We missed Monday and Tuesday and then went in late on Wednesday. It was wonderful!

Disney Cruise!!

Christmas Day Brooks and Landry were sent on a scavenger hunt to find out our big vacation for 2017.  They moved through the house and had either tasks to complete or questions to answer such as favorite room and why, favorite Jesse Tree ornament and Bible story leading to Jesus' birth and room with most memories.  They finished back in the living room where our Christmas Tree hangs with ornaments we have collected along our travels.  And then we revealed that we are going on a Disney Cruise in March and the Copeland family is coming too!!!

It looked like this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fElhsroT8C0

https://youtu.be/eZLQMMbSA10

https://youtu.be/cLRHbvzja7E

1st Time Ice Skating

Landry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yE_h1r-H9w

Brooks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bd_RHkh_Ek

Kime Time

We finally aligned schedules and were able to meet up with Mrs. Kime for the first time in over a year and a half.  We met at the same park in Danville and enjoyed the afternoon together.  She of course brought Lola and new baby Finley!  What a treat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ8fKVbcN9M

Cute Kids

Landry trying to learn to Yoyo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecfsil36NV0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXWaGMq2_RM

Brooks learning to ski with Daddy on Matt McShea's boat. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=250QkrtsG1c

Brooks driving golf cart:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2YDoLgBXQg

Carowinds 2016

In July we visited Carowinds for the first time as a family.  Of course Brooks and Landry loved it and ran us all ragged.  The new Furty 325 was certainly a highlight featuring a 325 foot drop.  We rode the rides so may times that Mommy and Daddy had to start rotating to sit out periodically because our systems were struggling but we persevered and had a blast.

The kids are so fun to vacation with and try new adventures as they are both troopers and excited about new experiences.

Night Hawk which you ride laying on your back.

Intimidator

Fury 325